Flapper
Artist
Henri Hébert
Montreal 1884 – Montreal 1950
Title
Flapper
Date
1927
Materials
Painted plaster
Dimensions
49.5 x 20.5 x 20 cm
Credits
Purchase, Serge Desroches, Hermina Thau, David R. Morrice, Mary Eccles, Jean Agnes Reid Fleming, Geraldine C. Chisholm, Margaret A. Reid Bequests, inv. 1989.18
Collection
Quebec and Canadian Art
In the late 1920s, reminiscing with critic Jean Chauvin about his earlier works with anecdotical, literary and philosophical subjects, Hébert stated, “The older I get ... the more I free myself from these preconceptions to deal only with form and composition.” At that time, he was sculpting statuettes of extroverted women, like Flapper, and more serene figures, like Miss A. C., Dancer from Oslo, which were part of a group of Art Deco-inspired works combining nudes and modern dance.
